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Thursday, April 16, 2015

Concord, NH – Scott Kelley, 50, a former Whitefield, New
Hampshire, resident wanted by law enforcement since November 2004 for
non-custodial kidnapping and unlawful flight to avoid prosecution, was arrested
upon his return to the United States by the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force
at an Atlanta-area airport. Missing person Mary Nunes was also located with
Kelley re-entering the United States.

On April 13, Kelley and Nunes, entered the U.S. Consulate in
Costa Rica, and requested passports be issued to return to the United States.
During this process it was learned that Kelley had an outstanding arrest
warrant for unlawful flight to avoid prosecution and that Nunes, 19, was a
missing person. Given this information, Kelley and Nunes were issued temporary
passports for travel back to the United States.

Today at approximately 1:40 p.m., Kelley attempted to
re-enter the United States at a Customs and Border Patrol Check point at the
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, and was immediately arrested
by U.S. Marshals who were awaiting his arrival. Nunes was interviewed to ensure
her health and safety and was allowed to continue to her final destination.
Kelley is currently being held at Cobb County Jail pending extradition to New
Hampshire.

The arrest was coordinated with multiple agencies involved
including, the U.S. Marshals Sex Offender Investigations Division, U.S.
Marshals Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force, U.S. Marshals International
Investigations Branch, U.S. Department of State’s Diplomatic Security Service,
U.S. Customs and Border Patrol, Cobb County Sheriff’s Department and Coos
County Sheriff’s Department.

In August 2014, Kelley was featured as the U.S. Marshals
“Fugitive of the Week” in New Hampshire. This local effort coincided with the
nationally televised story about Mary Nunes and her kidnappers being aired
August 31 on “The Hunt,” a CNN program hosted by John Walsh.

“I am pleased that Mary Nunes was found safe and Scott
Kelley is in custody and will be extradited back to New Hampshire to face his
charges,” said U.S. Marshal David Cargill, Jr. of the District of New
Hampshire.

“I am thankful for all the interagency cooperation that has
helped bring this arrest together today and the ability of investigators to
talk with Mary and confirm she is safe.”

Since the inception of the New Hampshire Joint Fugitive Task
Force in 2002, these partnerships have resulted in over 5,801 arrests (Updated
as of 08/13/2014). These arrests have ranged in seriousness from murder,
assault, unregistered sex offenders, probation and parole violations and
numerous other serious offenses. Nationally the United States Marshals Service
fugitive programs are carried out with local law enforcement in 94 district
offices, 85 local fugitive task forces, 7 regional task forces, as well as a
growing network of offices in foreign countries.